Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Mitchell was born a rootless beast without any emotions, but his judgment for beauty was normal. Facing such a beautiful pair of eyes, he was first taken by astonishment. Then, he felt a warmth in his chest and his heart palpitated intensely.
There it was again, that strange erratic heartbeat that made him both shocked and infatuated.
âI wonât leave.â Mitchell assured. âBut if this continues, your body wonât be able to stand it. Iâll be back very quickly. It wonât take long.â
Bai Qingqing was very satisfied by his reaction. She let go and then nodded docilely.
âBe quick, then.â Female voices were very soft, just like their soft and tender hands that could easily calm oneâs anxiety, bringing forth ripples to oneâs emotionless feelings.
Mitchell smiled and left in a good mood.
As the footsteps got further away, the smile on Bai Qingqingâs face turned faint. She wrapped her hands around her legs and buried her face into her knees, crying silently.
Parker, Winston, where are you guys? What are you doing? Donât act recklessly.
Bai Qingqing wouldnât have expected that the two guys she was so worried about were very close to her.
Parker and Winston silently traced behind them to the earth fissureâs opening and even saw Mitchell, who had come up to collect firewood.
Fire spewed out from Parkerâs eyes, and he wanted to go down and battle him immediately. However, Winston quickly grabbed the hair on the back of his neck.
After Mitchell was done picking firewood and went back, Winston said, âIt wonât help things to kill him. Itâd even alarm Saint Zachary. Weâd be exposed, then.â
Parker swung his fur that was messed up by Winstonâs grip, turning into his human form as well as he said while frowning, âDidnât you say that youâve covered up the earth fissure well? Why was it still discovered?â
Winstonâs brows furrowed tightly. He pointed to the earth fissure that was covered by a rock and said, âI didnât expect this to happen, either. I was the one to place these rocks there. Just in case, I even got the eagle beastmen to occasionally come by to check when they are out patrolling. They didnât notice any abnormality. I didnât expect that they had drilled a small hole in the rocks and fooled us all.â
âArenât they scared of water?â Parker was quick-thinking and soon had an idea. He said viciously, âLetâs move the rocks away and let the rain go in. Weâll move the pipes over as well and drown them to their deaths!ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âBut Qingqing...â Winston was worried.
Parker then said, âQingqing is good with water.â
However, he didnât insist. The earth fissure was so deep, and he was also afraid that Qingqing wouldnât be able to swim up to the surface. Itâd be worse if the scorpion beastmen insisted on having her dying alongside them.
After thinking for very long and being unable to come up with any other idea, Winston said in a deep voice, âLetâs prepare it first. Youâre fast. Go back and bring the things over. Iâll keep an eye over here.â
âAlright!â Parker immediately turned into a leopard and jumped amongst the branches agilely, quickly disappearing from sight.
The sky turned dark very quickly, and the pitch-black forest was filled with the sound of wind and rain, having a hint of melancholy.
It was extremely noisy outside but very quiet in the earth fissure, where only the crackling sound from the firewood could be heard.
Bai Qingqing leaned by Mitchellâs side, getting warmth from the fire, occasionally asking him about the time, but she still couldnât hold back and fell asleep.
It was to be expected. She had played around crazily for half the day and didnât have her afternoon nap, either. Itâd be strange if she wasnât tired after night fell.
Saint Zachary walked over to the fire and looked at the female leaning against his son, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
âFather.â Mitchell felt a hint of fear as he sensed hostility coming from his father. He immediately wanted to push Bai Qingqing away.
Saint Zachary gestured for him to be quiet and said softly, âShe needs to sleep to sense Chrisâs soul. Donât wake her up.â
Mitchellâs body shook. Stiffening, he pursed his lips and didnât dare to move.